Missal

Austria, 15th century

Parchment

i, 339, i' leaves

240–330 × 165 mm

Latin

1 (ff. Br–Cr) Blessing of Salt and Water

Rubric: Sequitur Exorcismus Salis et aque dominicis diebus

Incipit: Deus in adiutorium meum intende (Ps. 69:2)

Explicit: hic et in eterna secula seculorum Amen

2 (ff. Cr–Cv) Blessing of Wine

Rubric: Benediccio vini amoris ewangelium

Incipit: In principio erat (John 1:1)

Explicit: ut magnitudinem tuam intelligant Per dominum Deinde Aspergatur et Thurificetur

3 (ff. Dr–Jv) Calendar

Note:

Notable feasts:

f. Dr: St Erhard (8 Jan.);

f. Er: translation of St Cunigunde (3 Mar.);

St Rupert (27 Mar.);

f. Fr: St Florian (4 May);

f. Gr: St Willibald (7 July);

St Kilian (8 July);

St Henry (13 July);

f. Ir: translation of St Rupert (24 Sep.);

translation of St Virgilius (26 Sep.);

St Wenceslaus (28 Sep.);

f. Iv: St Coloman (13 Oct.);

St Wolfgang (31 Oct.);

f. Jr: St Virgilius (27 Nov.).

f. K: blank.

4 (ff. 1r–128r) Proper of time

Incipit: AD te leuaui animam meam deus meus (Ps. 24:1)

Explicit: et sanguinis tui temporalis precepcio prefigurat Per

Note: The Proper of time begins with the First Sunday of Advent and the first part ends with Corpus Christi. The Proper of time is continued after the Ordo and Canon missae.

5 (ff. 128r–129v) Dedication of the church

Rubric: In dedicacione ecclesie

Incipit: Terribilis est locus

Explicit: tuis omnibus letemur per

6 (ff. 129r–130v) Dedication of an altar

Rubric: In dedicacione altaris

Incipit: Dicit dominus sermones meos quos dedi

Explicit: auxilii tui munus ostende Per

7 (ff. 130v–148v) Ordo and Canon missae

Incipit: Gloria in excelsis

Explicit: et abii et lauii et vidi et credidi

Note:

f. 137r: Canon. The leaf that most likely contained the Canon image has been cut out.

ff. 137r–148v: the section that starts with the Canon and continues until the end of the Ordo and Canon missae has a different layout compared to the rest of the manuscript.

8 (ff. 149r–175v) Proper of time (continued)

Rubric: Dominica prima post octauam pasche

Incipit: MIsericordia domini plena est

Explicit: quod sumpsimus meditacione curetur Per

Note: The second part of the Proper of time appears to regress, beginning with the First Sunday after the octave of Easter, while the first part ended with Corpus Christi. It ends with the Twenty-fifth Sunday after the octave of Pentecost.

9 (ff. 175v–273r) Proper of saints

Rubric: Incipit liber de sanctis In vigilia sancti Andree

Incipit: Dominus secus mare galilee (Matt. 4:16)

Explicit: eterna similiter capiamus nutrimenta Per

Note:

The Proper of saints begins with the vigil for Saint Andrew (29 November) and ends with Saint Catherine (25 November) and an office for the evangelists.

f. 186r: St Erhard;

f. 198v: St Cunigunde;

f. 201r: St Rupert;

f. 208r: St Florian;

f. 227v: St Kilian;

f. 230r: St Henry;

f. 249r: St Hedwig;

f. 253v: St Cunigunde;

f. 257v: St Rupert, St Wenceslaus;

f. 261r: St Coloman;

f. 264v: St Wolfgang.

f. 273v: ruled, but no text.

10 (ff. 274r–301v) Common of saints

Incipit: Ego autem sicut oliua (Ps. 51:10)

Explicit: exoramus ut percepti tui sacramenti nos virtute defendas Per

Final rubric: Explicit commune sanctorum

Note:

f. 274r: common of apostles;

f. 279r: common of one martyr;

f. 283r: common of many martyrs;

f. 290r: common of one confessor and bishop;

f. 290v: common of many confessors;

f. 294r: common of one confessor not bishop;

f. 296r: common of one and many virgins;

f. 301v: common of a woman neither a virgin, nor a martyr.

11 (ff. 301v–328r) Votive masses

Rubric: Incipiunt misse votive per ebdomadam et primo de sancta trinitate

Incipit: Benedicta semper sancta sit

Explicit: Cum sanctis tuis in eternum quia pius es

Note:

Collection of votive masses beginning with the mass for the Trinity.

ff. 305r–310v: Mass of the Virgin Mary;

ff. 320r–328r: Masses for the dead;

ff. 328v–329v: ruled, but no text.

Physical Description

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: LCI, f. SL1, SR1, RCI

Support: Paper

Leaf dimensions: 330 × 165 mm

Watermark 1

Locus: ff. SR1/RCI,

Motif: Beehive

Textblock

Locus: ff. A–329

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 240 × 165 mm

Foliation

ff. a–k: modern foliation in pencil.

ff. 1–328 medieval foliation in black ink. Errors in foliation: 1-135, 137-191, 191a, 192-225, 227-251, 251a, 252-329.

Collation

Formula: 1-3(10), 4(8), 5-11(10), 12(8), 13(10), 14(8), 15(10), 16(2, lacks 2), 17(8), 18(4), 19-24(10), 25(8), 26(10), 27-28(8), 29-30(10), 31(10+1), 32-34(8), 35-36(10), 37(8), 38(4)

Note: VisColl collation.

Catchwords: Catchwords by several hands and sometimes quire singatures in arabic numerals. The majority have been lost due to trimming.

Condition

Textblock

Parchment stained and dirty in places, e.g. f. 19r. Holes and tears in the parchment in places, some of which show signs of contemporary repairs, e.g. f. 141 and f. 202. f. 136 cut out, only stub remains.

Layout

Layout 1

Locus: ff. 1–135, 149–329

Columns: 1

Ruled lines: 25

Written area: 170 × 110 mm

Note: Guidelines and ruling in ink.

Layout 2

Locus: ff. 137–148

Columns: 1

Ruled lines: 14

Written area: 160 × 100 mm

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

(ff. Br–135v, 149r–328r)Textualis.

Hand 2

(ff. 137r–148v)Textualis.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(f. SL1r) Top of page, in black ink by a 19th century hand: ‘Kgl. Bibl. 1734 års Kat. Theol. in 4^o no 12’; below, by same hand: ‘Missale’; center page, in pencil by a modern hand: ‘Troligen från Österrike (Stiftet Salzburg? Obs. Den h. Rupert dag och translatio oo? Virgilius 13 okt Cholomannus, festum duplex!). Säkert från Melk. se bl. 261!!’.

Textblock

(f. Ar) Top of page, in black ink by an early modern hand: ‘1566, 1424, 142, 566’.

(ff. Cr–324v) Occasional marginal and interlinear additions in ink by several medieval hands. They consist of corrections, additions, glossing, and cross-references. Some leaves, e.g. (ff. 29r–51r), contain more extensive additions. On (f. 308v) there is a longer addition.

(ff. Slip_collection_1r–Slip_collection_2v) A large number of papers slips were originally placed between leaves as bookmarks. These slips contain text written by several contemporary hands. The text, ranging from 1-8 lines, seems to indicate passages on the leaves they were placed between. At some point the slips were removed and are now stored in two envelopes ((Envelope) and (Note_1)) attached to (LCI). (Slip_identification_1–Slip_identification_3) indicate where the slips were previously placed. One slip stilll remains in its original place between (ff. 240–241). It reads:‘ prosa de Sancta Affra Grates deo et honore’.

Decorations

Textblock

Description:

Main text in black ink, rubrics in red, capitals touched in red.

Initials:

(f. 1r): opening decorated initial ‘A’ over 7 lines in blue. The initial has reserved interior shapes and is surrounded by a complex flourishing and floral shapes in red.

(f. 274r): plain chapter initial ‘E’ over 6 lines in blue surrounded by a complex flourishing and floral shapes in red.

(ff. Br–Cv): plain initials over 2-3 lines in red.

(ff. 1r–327r): plain initials over 1-5 lines in red, some with reserved interior shapes. Some initials, e.g. on (f. 108r), extend into the margin with a flourish.

(ff. 47r–264r): penwork initials over 2 lines in black, touched in red or with red flourishing.

Besides the main initial scheme consisting of different types of plain red initials and small penwork initials (most frequently on the top line), the manuscript also contains several sets of more idiosyncratic initals: (f. 80r): puzzle initial over 3 lines in red and black. (f. 81r): puzzle initial over 12 lines in red and black. The initial has reserved interior shapes and extends into the margin. (f. 95r): gold initial over 3 lines, placed on a green field. f. 99v, 279v, 321v, 325v, 327v: plain initials over 2 lines in black ink (perhaps a later addition?). (f. 296v): plain initials over 2 lines alternatig in blue, red, and green. (f. 305v): missing initial. (ff. 320r–321r): plain initials over 1 line in green.

Ordo and canon missae: (f. 137r): decorated initial ‘T’ over 6 lines. The letter body is made up of blue foliate shapes that extend into a frame; the enclosed space is filled in purple with diamonds and circle pattern in gold. From the initials three vines extend into the margins to form a frame. They are painted in purple, yellow and green.

(ff. 137r–148r): plain initials over 1 line in blue or red.

Bookmarks:

f. 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147: bookmarks in leather.

Binding

Description:

Medieval binding. Red leather over wooden boards. 3 double raised bands and endbands. Corner pieces and bosses in brass.

Spine, stamped in gold: ‘A 174’.

Binding dimensions: 260 × 180 × 130 mm

Tooling:

Blind tooled concentric panels filled with geometrical and foliate patterns.

Condition: Binding heavily damaged. Most of LCO and RCO have been replaced by a modern paper over cardboard binding, which is also damaged. Only the Spine and the parts of the front and back covers closest to the spine are intact. On these parts the leather is heavily worn and repaired.

Contemporary: Unknown

History

Origin

Austria, 15th century The place of origin is based on the inclusion of the saints Rupert, Virgilius and Cholomannus in the calendar and Proper of saints. These saints may point more specifically to Salzburg or Melk, where they were especially venerated.

Provenance

Early provenance unknown.

Acquisition

According to the old library catalogues, the missal has belonged to the National Library since the 17th century. The note on f. SL1r refers to the catalogue of 1734 (U 125e), where it is listed as ‘Theol in 4^o no 12’.